I saw this posted today and thought it related to the discussion of shooting through a bridge to the other side. I like this so I may try to do a tighter crop with my shot similar to this to avoid the look of the bridge being accidentally cut off on top. Something similar to RobJor's edit, but maybe tighter. Thoughts?

I have no idea about the railroads around this area, but some quick google earth investigation shows a LOT of abandoned railroad infrastructure including 2 fair sized yards

Yes that's the spot. The BPRR crosses over the WNYP, and there is indeed a lot of abandoned trackage and ROW in the area. Most of the signals on both RR's have been taken out of service and turned or removed as well.

I saw this posted today and thought it related to the discussion of shooting through a bridge to the other side. I like this so I may try to do a tighter crop with my shot similar to this to avoid the look of the bridge being accidentally cut off on top. Something similar to RobJor's edit, but maybe tighter. Thoughts?

Rather than take advice, he goes out and finds something similar that was accepted. I agree the shot he found isn't a good one either.

I didn't go out an find it, I just happened upon this while browsing the day's uploads. I get that many of you here in the forums don't seem to like this type of composition, which is a totally fine opinion. I am a fan of this style of bridge composition, and simply posted the example for further discussion, not to be a contrarian. I have listened to the advice given, but nearly all of it only applies if I go back to this location.

I didn't go out an find it, I just happened upon this while browsing the day's uploads. I get that many of you here in the forums don't seem to like this type of composition, which is a totally fine opinion. I am a fan of this style of bridge composition, and simply posted the example for further discussion, not to be a contrarian. I have listened to the advice given, but nearly all of it only applies if I go back to this location.

I totally understood your point of posting that pic. If you feel you'd like to try that approach, might as well give it a try. You are the one who should be happy with the shot, no one else.

But I'd also try my suggestion as well. If you've got a good zoom lens, you can stand back further, get the shot, and then get plenty clear of the ROW before the train gets anywhere close to you.

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I didn't own zoom lens at the time, but it's something I am looking at purchasing soon and would try this next time I go to this location or something similar.

You really don't necessarily need a zoom. Any lens that's 300mm or 400mm can get you far enough back that train crews won't be annoyed. That said, something like a 300mm, 400mm, 500mm is an astonishingly huge pile of money compared to a competent 70-300mm zoom, or even a 200-500mm.

You really don't necessarily need a zoom. Any lens that's 300mm or 400mm can get you far enough back that train crews won't be annoyed. That said, something like a 300mm, 400mm, 500mm is an astonishingly huge pile of money compared to a competent 70-300mm zoom, or even a 200-500mm.

Kent in SD

Yeah I currently only have a 18-105, so I'm probably going to get something like the 70-300, I had started a thread about this not too long ago, just haven't made the purchase yet.